Site Manager - Food Industry

About the role

Site Manager for the US entity of an international family-owned food manufacturing group, located in Long Island, operating its own industrial facility. The Site Manager will play a key role in leading day-to-day operations, strengthening supply chain capabilities, and supporting the company's commercial ambitions in the US market.

Missions

As Site Manager, you are responsible for the overall performance of the U.S. site. You lead the local leadership team and ensure the achievement of operational, commercial and financial objectives while supporting the long-term development of the business.

• Lead all site operations, including production, maintenance, quality and supply chain, with a strong focus on improving processes, reliability and scalability
• Oversee and continuously optimize the Supply Chain organization to support business growth and customer satisfaction
• Lead a multidisciplinary management team covering Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Sales, ensuring alignment across all functions to achieve the site's operational and financial objectives
• Monitor the site's financial performance, drive profitability and ensure the achievement of key business KPIs
• Play an active role in the commercial dynamic of the business, collaborating closely with the Sales team, participating in key client meetings, attending trade shows, and contributing to developing relationships with major US customers
• Handle strategic topics related to customer satisfaction and operational performance
• Ensure that the site meets high standards in terms of productivity, quality and food safety, while complying with US regulatory requirements
• Act as the overall leader of the site, developing the management team, setting the direction, driving accountability and serving as the key interface between the U.S. organization and the Group's senior leadership

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations or a related field
• Solid experience within the food manufacturing industry (mandatory), ideally in environments involving raw material transformation and industrial production processes
• Successfully led a manufacturing site or business unit, with direct responsibility for operational performance, financial results and cross-functional leadership
• Solid experience overseeing multidisciplinary teams covering Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and commercial activities
• Comfortable driving business performance through clear KPIs and P&L management
• Strong understanding of business and market dynamics, comfortable interacting with commercial teams and key clients
• Recognized leadership, ability to drive change, and hands-on approach
• Brings structure while remaining pragmatic and close to the field
• Worked within an international environment and comfortable interacting with multicultural stakeholders
• Fluency in English is required

Why join our client?

• Join a well-established international manufacturing group combining industrial expertise with strong growth ambitions in North America
• Unique opportunity to lead the next stage of development of the U.S. business and play a key role in shaping its future
• High level of autonomy and visibility, with responsibilities spanning operations, finance, supply chain, commercial activities and organizational development